Admiral Farragut Academy
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501 Park St. N. St. Petersburg, Florida United States |
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| Type | College Prep, Private School, Military Academy (Honor Naval School) |
| Motto | Success is Never Accidental |
| Established | 1933 |
| Headmaster | Robert J. Fine, Jr. |
| Faculty | approx. 100 |
| Grades | PreK3 – 12 |
| Number of students | approx. 450 |
| Campus | 35 acres (140,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Yellow |
| Mascot | BlueJacket |
| Accreditation | see below |
| Website | www |
Admiral Farragut Academy, established in 1933, is a private, college prep school serving students in grades PreK3-12 for Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. Farragut is located in St. Petersburg, Florida in Pinellas County and is surrounded by the communities of Treasure Island, Gulfport, Pasadena, Tierra Verde, and Seminole. Farragut also serves North Pinellas County, which includes the communities of Clearwater, Belleair, and Palm Harbor.
Founded in 1933 on the banks of the Toms River in Pine Beach, New Jersey, Admiral Farragut Academy was, a college prep, military style school named after Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, the first Naval officer to rise to that rank. Over Farragut's first 12 years, the school became so popular that a second campus was purchased in 1945 on the shores of Boca Ciega Bay in St. Petersburg, Florida (the only campus open today). Since, the school has gone through many changes from accepting day students and girls to adding an elementary school.
The school's New Jersey campus in Pine Beach closed at the end of the 1994 school year due to financial difficulties.
The Academy is perhaps most notable for graduating two of the 12 men who walked on the Moon:
An integral part of an education at Admiral Farragut Academy is the required involvement in NJROTC. Every student in the Upper School (grades 8-12) takes three years of Naval Science, an in-depth study of the history, operation and core concepts of the United States Navy. The entire Upper School student body makes up a student-run NJROTC Regiment.
Admiral Farragut Academy is accredited by:
Florida Council of Independent Schools]** (FCIS) Assures that each school maintains high standards and independence of character without political, financial, or bureaucratic pressures.
Florida Kindergarten Council** (FKC) Validates and supports exemplary early childhood schools.
Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) Provides leadership, accreditation services, and professional development resources.
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